Northern Provincial Council Declared 18th Of May As A Day Of Mourning

The Northern Provincial Council has yesterday(10) unanimously approved a proposal on declaring the 18th of May as a National Day of Mourning related to terrorist group LTTE in Northern Province.


The Norther Provincial Council has approved the proposal made in this regard by the Council's Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs Anandi Sasidaren to the Council during 122nd session of the Northern Provincial Council held yesterday.

Six Persons Were Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Road Accident

Six persons including the Driver and the  Conductor of a Private Bus were received minor injuries and hospitalized after the Bus colliding with a high extensive lamp post at Polonmaruwa area on Tangalle-Beliatta road last night (10) it has been reported.

The injured were admitted to the Tangalle Hospital for treatment.As a result of the accident the Lamp post was broken and caused black out in the area according to the reports.

"DIL APNA AUR PREET PARAI" SONG FROM THE FILM "DIL APNA AUR PREET PARAI" SCREENED IN 1960 -SINGER LATA MANJESHKAR

THE ACTRESS WAS IN THE SCENE -LATE MEENA KUMARI

Private Bus Owners Suggests A 10% Bus Fare Hike From Next Week

The Private Bus Owners Association has today (11) suggested the government  a 10% increase of Bus fares from next week as a result of the fuel price increase and annual Bus Fare Revision .

According to the President of the Private Bus Owners Association Gamunu Wijeratne ,the minimum Bus Fare too should be increased from Rs.10 to Rs.11 as per the suggestion.

The Private Bus Owners Association is due to  meet the National Transport Board and the Minister Of Transport next Monday to discuss on the the Bus Fare increase according to Wijeratne.

State Minister A.H.M Fowzie Has Been Sworn In As State Minister Of National Unity

State Minister Of National Integrity and Reforms A.H.M Fowzie has been sworn in as State Minister Of National Unity and Reconciliation in front of the President Maithripala Sirisena today(11).

At the same time Presidents Counsal Ariya B.Rakawa has been sworn in as the new Governor of Uva Province 

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A Haul Of Heroin Weighing 1.767 Kilo Grammes Has Been Recovered In A House At Horana

Police Anti Narcotic Bureau Officials have today (11) recovered  a haul of Heroin weighing 1.767 Kilo Grammes hidden in a house at Moragahahena in Horana as per an information received from a suspect arrest with a haul of Heroin on 04th of May in Horana City.

The haul of Heroin worth more than Rs,20 Million has been recovered from a house belongs to the suspect who had provided the information to the Police on the haul of Heroin.

The haul of Heroin recovered from the house concealed in a steel safe according to the Police.